Penguins, Bold Goals, and Meaningful Projects 6th grade Gavin, working on his third book about penguins, met last month with his mentor Katy Wozniak and several King Penguins at the Pittsburgh Zoo. Katy is the lead aquarist and penguin keeper. Gavin started writing about penguins in 3rd grade. His first […]
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Congratulations to Gavin Phillips, grade 5, and author of The Little Blue Penguins of North Sydney Harbour. This is Gavin’s second book about penguins and the conservation efforts to save them. Gavin was mentored this year by some incredible folks from Australia: his team included Environmental Scientists Lisa O’Neill, and […]
Congratulations, Gavin!
Gavin Phillips (4th Grade) with assistant Brian Curry have worked hard on a book titled Saving a Galapagos Penguin Family. In 1982, El Nino killed 70 percent of the Galapagos penguin population putting them on the Endangered Species List. The penguins are dying out due to pollution, animals brought to the island […]